phoney vs phony :

Definitions

  • n  a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
  • s  fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

  • n  a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
  • s  fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
News & Articles

  • Rugby-Will to trump skill in opening Lions test
    By Nick Mulvenney BRISBANE, June 20 (Reuters) - The phoney war is almost over, the 46 protagonists have been named and the Brisbane stage is set as Australia braces for the unique ferocity of a British and Irish Lions test match. The first match of three, Saturday's clash at Lang Park (1000GMT) will go a long way to deciding whether Warren Gatland's fancied tourists can secure a first series ...
    June 20, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Sports
  • Rugby-Will to trump skill in opening Lions test
    By Nick Mulvenney BRISBANE, June 20 (Reuters) - The phoney war is almost over, the 46 protagonists have been named and the Brisbane stage is set as Australia braces for the unique ferocity of a British and Irish Lions test match. The first match of three, Saturday's clash at Lang Park (1000GMT) will go a long way to deciding whether Warren Gatland's fancied tourists can secure a first series ...
    June 20, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Sports

  • Woman in court for phony police report says she wanted attention
    BLOOMINGTON — A 23-year-old Normal woman told police she was looking for attention when she allegedly filed a phony police report about being stopped by a man pretending to be a cop.
    June 14, 2013 - The Pantagraph
  • Phony FedEx workers wanted for home invasion
    QUEENS (PIX11) – New video of two phony FedEx workers wanted for a home invasion in Queens has surfaced. According to police, one of the suspects forced his way into the home in Howard Beach while the other acted as …
    June 13, 2013 - WPIX 11 New York
  • Phony NY charity ordered to pay back $4.6 million
    MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - A New York judge has ordered a telemarketing company shut down earlier this year for running a phony breast cancer charity to pay a total of $4.6 million.
    June 12, 2013 - New Jersey Herald